shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
experience; history; record; career
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
heating power; thermal power; firepower
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
management; administration; operation